11 ways to get to sleep faster

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Do you spend a majority of your nights tossing and turning, struggling to catch some zzz's? You're not alone. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 45 percent of Americans experience poor or insufficient sleep.

Those who report experiencing poor sleep also report poor health quality, like low life satisfaction and high stress. For those who don’t have a sleep disorder, there are quite a few ways to speed your journey to serene slumbers.

Sources: Dr. Dan Buysse, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh; Natalie Dautovich, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University and the National Sleep Foundation’s Environmental Scholar